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Hi there. Lyn
THANKS SO MUCH .for yr tim etc
. must learn how to put my questions in the correct section!
info-DAVID BELLAMY -D O B 1870 -BORN B HAM-MOTHER EMMA HOPE?
HE MARRIED 1892-FLORENCE RANDALL -IN ASTON B HAM
Just can t seem to find a But st or Butt st .
kind regards Bev
Good afternoon..has anyone PL heard of the following address.
BUT STREET SOUTH BORDSLEY ASTON B HAM
I m tracing my family tree..
My great great grandfather lived there in 1901.
He was a brass strip caster.
I have also typed in BUTT ST just in case of a spelling error.
MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE...
PLEASE ..DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO ON..
Nuffield Mechanization.Aero ..factory in BIRMINHAM 1939.
My Great Grandfather w
orked as an Inspector in 1939 that made tanks of British Army and Air Force.
I cant seem to find out where the factory was.
THANK YOU
I too remember Tiverton Road baths ,it was a beautiful building.
My sister (now 65! )had to be "fished out"with a pole as she was not a good swimmer.
Such HAPPY MEMORIES.
Hi there
I also have been a fairly new member and am grateful for this thread re IRVING ST.
I have discovered a ancestor WILLIAM FOREMAN (but changed his name to FIRMAN on the1881 census
-aged 71or 75 )lodged with the TYLER family at 46th COURT, 5TH HOUSE IRVING ST. He was employed as a...
With grateful thanks again to L-Local history master brummie for all the communications and now seeing an actual photograph of WILLIAM FIRMAN my Great Uncle ……This has been an emotional journey in discovering so much about his life and learning of the connections to my family of Bartley Green...
Hi there again to master brummie….wow ..can t thank you enough for even more information! Once you start this journey its absolutely amazing what comes to light. Again ,I greatly appreciate your time and efforts.
Yes, my father is KENNETH FIRMAN and it now appears your information is correct and...
THANK YOU so very much for spending the time to reply. I m absolutely amazed by the information you have forwarded. I have now recently purchased a book on Bartley Green history that shows pictures of JAMES WHEELER which I have shown to all the family, all are staggered to see the...
Hi..i am a new member to this site and have been trying to trace my family history and came across the above threads.My Great grandfather {according to my baby book!!} was JAMES WHEELER-BRICKWORKER-FOREMAN.BORN APPROX 1872 WOODGATE QUINTON AND DIED AGE 54.HE WAS MARRIED TO MARY WARNER-BORN AT...